'C' Extension or not? Part II..

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Michael Harrison Jr.

Not as impressed with this scroll as the last one. (Not to say it's bad, just thought the last one was amazing.) So easy call for me...extend it. BTW, what was the result of the last one? Did it get an extension?

Well, no. It got sold fairly quick as-is, no ext.

On this Bass it's a true Italian Bass with an Italian Scroll. The Pollmann was nice but a modern German Scroll to me is not as nice as most Italians are. True, the German work is usually neater but until you see this one without the ugly plates and the new gears, hold your vote on it.

I spoke with Jeff today and I think it should be played a bit after it's restored and see how much use it gets. I still have the Hart and Gilkes if I need a C-extension. Most likely I will be using the Hart as I have a few buyers looking at the Gilkes. If they both get sold I still have the Martini coming out of restoration around April.

The Loveri is a very powerful Bass. Deep and Punchy with that clear silky Italian tone. I am still curious about opinions from the forum members.